Woman fined for dumping rubbish at Southport recycle site

A WOMAN caught dumping rubbish at a recycling site in Southport has been fined by Sefton Council.

The woman, who lives in Southport, was traced by environmental protection officers after leaving a bag of general household waste at the Tesco, Kew, recycling site.

Signs at the site clearly state Sefton will prosecute anyone caught leaving waste at the popular recycling location.

The £75 fixed-penalty-fine was reduced to £50 as it was paid within 10 days.

This is the first fixed-penalty-fine issued by Sefton Council for dumping waste under the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act, 2005.

Environmental protection director, Bill Milburn, said: “The support for recycling at the bring sites across the borough has been amazing and we want it to continue.

“While we welcome such great support from local residents we need to ask them not to dump other waste at the bottle banks as this is fly-tipping.

“Signs inform residents on how to use the facilities properly and this case shows we will not tolerate people using them as a dumping ground.

“The banks are being emptied on a very regular basis and we would ask residents to work with us in keeping all of our sites litter free while helping to boost our recycling rates.”

If the recycling banks are full, residents are asked not to leave material on the floor, instead call Sefton Plus on 0845 140 0845, report the problem and we will arrange a prompt response to empty the banks.